AMZN Options History — October 2015

In October 2015, AMZN traded between $25.71 and $31.38. ATM implied volatility averaged 41.3%, placing in the 53.7% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 10.8%. IV traded above realized volatility by 9.6% (HV 20d: 31.7%). Max pain ranged from $25.00 to $28.25. Net GEX was positive for 22 of 22 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 5 of 22 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.99.

Notable Days

  • 2015-10-23: Highest Volume — 5,053,640 contracts
  • 2015-10-23: Largest IV drop — 46.6% change
  • 2015-10-01: Highest IV Rank — 84.4%
  • 2015-10-22: Largest Expected Move — 14.1%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$28.30$25.71$31.38$25.71$31.38
Max Pain$26.74$25.00$28.25$25.00$28.25
ATM IV41.3%22.0%52.8%52.8%23.2%
Expected Move10.8%6.3%14.1%10.4%6.7%
HV 20d31.7%29.1%37.7%29.1%30.4%
HV 60d35.7%31.4%38.1%37.6%34.2%
IV Rank53.7%2.3%84.4%84.4%5.5%
IV Percentile73.1%3.2%99.2%99.2%12.7%
Term Structure-2.2%-4.0%1.2%-3.8%1.2%
VWIV38.3%22.6%48.6%36.8%23.7%
Skew 25d4.8%2.5%7.7%7.7%2.5%
Skew 10d9.5%5.5%14.6%14.6%5.5%
Call IV 25d38.9%20.8%50.0%50.0%22.1%
Put IV 25d43.7%23.7%57.7%57.7%24.6%
Bid-Ask Spread %29.7315.4151.9450.2940.29
Gamma HHI0.080.030.410.030.10
Net GEX155.5M1.4M355.3M1.4M249.2M
Net DEX-5.92B-9.42B-2.92B-2.92B-9.41B
Net VEX-19.0M-21.6M-16.8M-20.6M-17.2M
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.990.631.361.360.98
Total Volume1,965,360.9091,185,6005,053,6401,204,0601,954,900
Total OI9,260,414.5457,666,54010,532,2409,107,18010,105,600

Daily Data (22 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2015-10-01$25.71$25.0052.8%10.4%29.1%84.4%36.8%7.7%-3.8%1.4M-2.92B-20.6M1.3650.29N/AN/A509,680694,3804,167,2004,939,980
2015-10-02$26.57$25.0049.5%8.7%31.2%75.8%31.9%7.0%-3.3%153.0M-4.69B-19.9M1.0151.94N/AN/A1,262,6601,278,1604,291,0205,101,060
2015-10-05$27.18$26.0048.4%12.1%31.4%72.7%43.3%6.3%-2.7%116.7M-5.12B-18.9M0.9417.69N/AN/A610,520575,0803,939,8004,593,400
2015-10-06$26.84$26.0049.1%12.5%29.7%74.5%44.6%6.2%-3.0%85.1M-4.49B-19.2M1.0715.84N/AN/A861,820923,3604,042,1604,805,700
2015-10-07$27.05$26.0049.4%12.6%29.7%75.5%45.3%5.9%-3.0%116.8M-4.84B-19.9M1.1916.51N/AN/A746,620890,8204,186,9405,005,680
2015-10-08$26.60$26.0050.8%13.0%30.3%79.0%46.7%6.1%-3.3%61.2M-4.08B-19.5M0.9215.41N/AN/A1,078,760987,4604,280,1405,156,080
2015-10-09$27.00$26.0050.2%13.0%30.5%77.5%45.7%5.3%-3.7%209.3M-4.95B-20.2M0.9515.81N/AN/A898,700852,1804,435,7605,339,280
2015-10-12$27.46$26.0047.7%12.6%30.5%70.8%44.7%4.6%-2.8%144.2M-5.41B-18.5M0.8315.76N/AN/A804,680667,9804,054,6804,887,600
2015-10-13$27.45$26.2547.3%12.6%30.5%69.7%44.5%4.7%-2.8%148.1M-5.36B-19.2M1.0718.61N/AN/A658,280701,3204,201,6005,020,240
2015-10-14$27.18$26.5047.8%12.8%30.7%71.2%45.1%4.8%-3.3%100.9M-4.86B-18.8M1.1317.60N/AN/A786,420886,0404,277,1805,137,540
2015-10-15$28.15$26.5044.8%12.1%32.2%63.1%43.3%5.0%-3.2%233.5M-6.67B-19.4M0.8322.01N/AN/A1,342,4801,113,2404,454,1405,371,120
2015-10-16$28.52$26.7543.2%11.7%32.4%58.7%41.5%4.9%-3.3%301.7M-7.43B-18.7M0.7627.50N/AN/A1,596,2201,206,9204,569,7205,602,920
2015-10-19$28.65$26.7543.5%12.2%32.1%59.7%43.0%6.2%-3.1%78.0M-5.39B-18.8M1.2326.68N/AN/A679,780838,2603,589,0004,077,540
2015-10-20$27.81$27.0046.7%13.2%32.8%68.2%45.8%4.6%-3.3%48.5M-4.33B-20.9M0.9320.80N/AN/A646,240598,7203,846,8204,462,340
2015-10-21$27.76$27.2548.7%14.0%32.8%73.5%47.9%4.2%-4.0%48.7M-4.23B-21.6M0.9928.49N/AN/A718,640710,9204,082,5404,724,800
2015-10-22$28.16$27.5048.6%14.1%32.9%73.2%48.6%4.7%-3.5%61.9M-4.80B-21.6M0.6339.78N/AN/A2,114,5201,324,9604,320,5404,977,580
2015-10-23$29.89$27.6325.9%7.5%37.7%12.8%26.9%3.5%-0.7%355.3M-8.10B-17.6M0.8235.24N/AN/A2,783,5202,270,1204,979,7005,552,540
2015-10-26$30.43$27.8822.8%6.7%33.9%4.5%24.0%3.2%0.6%194.4M-7.56B-17.1M0.9639.91N/AN/A763,360734,5404,008,7804,801,060
2015-10-27$30.56$28.0022.5%6.5%32.5%3.5%23.0%3.1%1.1%204.1M-7.92B-17.1M1.1748.70N/AN/A620,280723,5804,142,1604,996,000
2015-10-28$30.84$28.0022.0%6.3%31.5%2.3%22.6%2.9%1.2%224.5M-8.37B-17.4M1.0347.71N/AN/A792,480818,8604,247,1005,194,280
2015-10-29$31.33$28.0023.4%6.7%31.5%6.0%24.2%2.6%0.9%284.2M-9.42B-16.8M1.0241.57N/AN/A1,094,8201,115,6604,362,5605,397,240
2015-10-30$31.38$28.2523.2%6.7%30.4%5.5%23.7%2.5%1.2%249.2M-9.41B-17.2M0.9840.29N/AN/A985,300969,6004,490,5205,615,080